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Nigeria Blames State Governments For Ongoing Deforestation arise.tv - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from arise.tv Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Nigeria’s federal government has blamed the ongoing deforestation across the country on state governments and other powerful interest groups who protect
Minister for Environment, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar Mahmoud
To ward off miscreants and tackle climate change, the Federal Government has created 10 new national parks in states’ owned forest reserves.
The Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, said a law backing the proposed parks will be forwarded to the National Assembly as executive bill.
According to him, the creation of additional parks has become vital in view of the prevailing effects of climate change and the United Nation’s policy of protecting 25 per cent of its member countries forests.
Abubakar stated that their creation needed apparatus to ward off criminals, support the current fight against insurgency and organised crimes, especially, elements living or looking for hideouts in these areas.